Thomas Rossley, Jr. v. Drake University, et al.

Does the conflict in fact among the Circuits involving, on the one hand, Doe v. Purdue, 928 F.3d 652 (7th Cir. 2019) (Barrett, J.), Doe v. University of Sciences, 961 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2020), Doe v. Oberlin, 963 F.3d 580 (6th Cir. 2020), Doe v. Univ. of Arkansas–Fayetteville, 974 F.3d 858 (8th Cir. 2020), and Schwake v. Arizona Bd. of Regents, 967 F.3d 949 (9th Cir. 2020), and, on the other hand, Doe v. University of Denver, 952 F.3d 1182 (10th Cir. 2020). and Rossley Jr. v. Drake, 979 F.3d 1184 (8th Cir. 2020), regarding the cause of action for Title IX discrimination in college and university disciplinary decisions present important federal questions of law that the U.S. Supreme Court should consider?

Does the dismissal on summary judgment of a disability discrimination claim involving failure to provide reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a), brought by a plaintiff university student with disabilities, present important federal questions of law the U.S. Supreme Court should consider when the dismissal is on the ground that the disabled student failed to request accommodations in a university disciplinary proceeding when: (a) the university was on constructive notice of the disabilities due to the provision of accommodations in the academic context, (b) the university has no formal mechanism for requesting accommodations in the disciplinary context, and (c) the student’s father, who was also a Trustee at the university